Pharyngeal tubercle
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The pharyngeal tubercle is a part of the occipital bone of the head and neck. It is located on the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone. It is the site of attachment of the pharyngeal raphe.
Structure
The pharyngeal tubercle is located on the inferior surface of the basilar part of occipital bone.[1] This about 1 cm anterior to the foramen magnum.
Attachments
The pharyngeal tubercle gives attachment to the pharyngeal raphe[2][3][4] and, thereby, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which forms it.[4]
See also
References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 31:02-02 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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